Snow-shoe.



A. J. PBASB.

snow SHOE.

' APPLICATION FILED JAN. 14, 1911. 1,004,900, Patented 0015.3,1911.

I ,0 Ely/11 ALBERT JUDSON PEASE, OF PHILLIPS, MAINE.

SNOW-SHOE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. PLEASE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Phillips, in the county of Franklin and State of Maine, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Snow-Shoes, of which thefollowing is a specification- This invention relates to certain new anduseful improvements in snow shoes, the object being to improve thegeneral construction of the same and to provide a snow shoe which ismore durable than shoes now in use.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a metal bar inconnection with the flesh bar, whereby a portion of the flesh bar whichis now engaged by the feet of the wearer will be engaged by the metalbar, in such a manner that sagging of the same is prevented which alsoprevents the loosening of the net work of rawhide.

Another object of my invention is to provide a bar with teeth so as toform a calk, whereby the shoe will be prevented from slippinglongitudinally or transversely when traveling over a crust.

Another object of my invention is to provide a bar with means forattaching the securing strap thereto, whereby the wear will bedecreased.

With these objects in View, the invention consists in the novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fullydescribed and pointed out in the claims. I

In the drawing forming a part of this specification :Figure 1 is a topplan View of a snow shoe constructed in accordance with my invention.Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the metallic bar detached. Fig. 3 is anelevation of the same. Fig. A is a section taken on line A A of Fig. 3.

In the drawing A indicates the frame'of the shoe which is preferablyformed of a single piece of ash having its ends bent together andsecured by rivets A as clearly shown which forms the heel of the shoe.The side bars of the frame thus formed are connected together by ashbars B and C which holds the frame in its proper position and also formsa support for the net work of rawhide or any other suitable material.Connected to each of the side bars of the frame is a flesh bar D whichis preferably formed of hide and has its inner end Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed January 14, 1911.

Patented Oct. 3, 1911.

Serial No. 602,639.

secured in an eye formed in the end portion of my improved bar E whichis slightly concave to receive the foot.

The bar E is preferably an angle bar as clearly shown, and the loweredge is formed with teeth E forming calks adapted to embed themselveswithin the crust of the snow, and said bar is provided with web portionsE which prevents the shoe from slipping sidewise. The bar is providedwith reduced rounded end portions having eyes in which the ends of theflesh bar are secured, which also forms means for attaching the securingstraps used for holding the foot in position thereon.

In the concaved portion of the bar, a series of openings are formedalong its edge which are reduced to form string receiving portions G inwhich the strings of hide forming the net work H are adapted to besecured in such a manner that they will be held below the wearingsurface of the bar so that when the foot is placed thereon, the stringswill not be subjected to any wear.

The bar C carries a toe piece I, and is connected to the flesh bars bystrings as clearly shown in the drawing in the manner of constructing aCanadian snow shoe to which my improved bar is especially adapted to beconnected.

While I have shown and described the bar used in connection with a shoeconstructed in this particular manner, it of course is understood thatthe bar could be used in connection with various makes of shoes. Byconnecting the ends of the flesh bars to a metal bar arranged at thecenter of the shoe at the point where the bar is subjected to thegreatest amount of wear, the life of the shoe will be increased, and atthe same time a very firm support is formed for the foot which will notsag when wet and loosen the net work which is the case with shoes as nowconstructed.

WVhat I claim is 1. A support'for snow shoes, said support beingprovided with calks, and having webs adapted to prevent sidewisemovement of said shoe.

2. The combination with a snow shoe, of a bar having a concaved portionadapted to receive the foot, calks formed upon the edge of said bar, andadapted to prevent slipping movement in a longitudinal direction, andwebs carried by said bar and adapted to prevent slipping movement in aline at right-angles to the longitudinal length of said shoe.

3. A concave angled foot support for snow shoes, having a serrated edgeand provided with Web portions.

4. A concave angled foot support for snow shoes having reduced aperturedends, said support being provided With perforations and a serrated edge.

5. A foot support for snow shoes comprising an angled end havingreducedapertured ends, one flange of said bar being provided With a series ofperforations having cut out portions communicating therewith, the otheredge of said bar being serrated, and Webs connecting the flanges of saidbar.

ALBERT J UDSON PEASE. i/Vitnesses MAYNARD A. HARDY, BERNA R. Ross.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

